Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Fortunate Son"
Misheard Lyrics: Some folks in heaven
Original Lyrics: Some folks inherit
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Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Busted flap an' battin' rudes
Bobby thumbed adeeso dan Original Lyrics: Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Bobby thumbed a diesel down |
Johnny Rivers', "Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Secret Asian man
Original Lyrics: secret agent man
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The Seekers', "Chilly Winds"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooooo! I'm gonna love you when I'm gone
Original Lyrics: Who's gonna love you when I'm gone?
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The Supremes', "Stop! In the Name of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Take an oval
Original Lyrics: Think it over
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Carry On to Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no reason to the fact
Original Lyrics: There's no reason to look back
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Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: We can try 2 undressed man
The New York times erect demand Original Lyrics: We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man |
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: but the weasel's wearin' on my shoes
Original Lyrics: Got the wings of Heaven on my shoes.
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Cher's, "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: Dip cheese gramps in briefs
Original Lyrics: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
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Chic's, "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let him hustle, too
Original Lyrics: Latin hustle, too
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Don McLean's, "Vincent"
Misheard Lyrics: Morning feels November gray
Original Lyrics: Morning fields of amber grain
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: forget about an ointment ass these toes drain
Original Lyrics: Get about as oiled as a diesel train
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer, Ted Danson
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Sara"
Misheard Lyrics: Oooh, lazy, I'm doing the lazy
Original Lyrics: Oooooooo, the laces, undoing the laces
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Genesis', "A Trick of the Tail"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I wrong to believe in the city of dope?
Original Lyrics: Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold?
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I had my fill that's unusual
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I had my fill...listen, you
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a man that is marked down his dad
Original Lyrics: There's a man there who's marked down as dead
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Tuesday's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Ridin' my toothache
Original Lyrics: Ride on Tuesday
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Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On"
Misheard Lyrics: You see Warren's not the answer
or You see warrant's not the answer Original Lyrics: You see war is not the answer
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The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: My head grew heavy and my side grew damp
Original Lyrics: My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
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The Rolling Stones', "Some Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Black girls just wanna get f***ed all night, I just don't have that much jam.
Original Lyrics: Black girls just wanna get f***ed all night, I just don't have that much time
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Waylon Jennings', "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"
Misheard Lyrics: Matin' the girls
Flappin' their gills Some day mounting might git em but da law never will Original Lyrics: Straight'nin' the curve
Flat'nin' the hills Someday the mountain might get 'em, but the law never will. |
Yes', "Tales from Topographic Oceans"
Misheard Lyrics: This song is so gay
Original Lyrics: Nous sommes des soleil
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1980s | |
.38 Special's, "What If I'd Been the One?"
Misheard Lyrics: Forty-five and you wanna say goodbye
Original Lyrics: What if I'd been the one to say goodbye?
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AC/DC's, "Back In Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Want your p*ssy licked, just get out of my way
Original Lyrics: Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way
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AC/DC's, "Let's Get It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Cruisin' on the seven seas
A pirate on my Lebanese Original Lyrics: Cruisin' on the seven seas
A pirate of my loving needs |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm back in the rig to take another swig
Original Lyrics: I'm back in the ring to take another swing
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Cast of Les Miserables', "Master of the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Nasty little house
Original Lyrics: Master of the house
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Def Leppard's, "Animal"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want, and I need, and I love, animals
Original Lyrics: And I want, and I need, and I lust, animal
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Don Henley's, "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: You got your pair slicked packed and your sway barrel groin
Original Lyrics: You got your hair slicked back, and your Wayfarer's on
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Hall & Oates', "Out of Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: You're out of Dutch
Original Lyrics: You're out of touch
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Hall and Oates', "Family Man"
Misheard Lyrics: She gave him her look that would have worked on any other matter of
Original Lyrics: She gave him her look that would have worked on any other man around
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie are you woke, hey? Are you woke, hey Annie?
Original Lyrics: Annie are you okay? Annie are you okay? Are you okay?
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Morrissey's, "Hairdresser on Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're just so dizzy, dizzy dizzy
Original Lyrics: And you're just so busy, bussy bussy
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Flying High Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m high again
Original Lyrics: Flying high again
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Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: She used to look forward to me
Original Lyrics: She used to look good to me
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Ultravox's, "Reap the Wild Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, isolation where I once lived
Original Lyrics: Oh, desolation where I once lived
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1990s | |
Alias', "More Than Words Can Say"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Steelheart, at 6 o'clock in the morning.
To sleep without you. Original Lyrics: It's still hard, at 6 o'clock in the morning.
To sleep without you. |
Christina Aguilera's, "Genie in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: I am dreaming in the Bible
Original Lyrics: I'm a genie in a bottle
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John Mellencamp's, "Just Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Bowe Bergdahl and Big Jim Picato
Original Lyrics: Bobie Doll and Big Jim Picato
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Mother Soundtrack's, "Bein' Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're looking for a shoulder you can nine on
Original Lyrics: When you're looking for a shoulder you can cry on
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Elisa Good, Elisa good as you
Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their lives to pull us through |
Pearl Jam's, "Rear View Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics: Soybeans, so much cleaver
Original Lyrics: Saw things so much clearer.
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2000s | |
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I wore goggles when your snot ear
Original Lyrics: My world crumbles when you are not near.
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S Club 7's, "Natural"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all in the dentistry
Original Lyrics: It's all in the chemistry
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S Club 7's, "Never Had a Dream Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost the cents on time
Original Lyrics: I lost a sense of time
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2010s | |
Brockhampton's, "Follow"
Misheard Lyrics: Anywhere I go, boys wanna f**k low
Original Lyrics: Anywhere I go, boys wanna follow
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Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics: Bruises on your thighs, leave my fingerchips
Original Lyrics: The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
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Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: So you wanna play with my dick?
or So you wanna play with my jig? Original Lyrics: So you wanna play with magic?
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christian | |
Dan Schutte's, "Here I Am Lord"
Misheard Lyrics: Either lord of sea and sky
Original Lyrics: I the Lord of sea and sky
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